Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,333 miles (or 6,973 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kinloss Barracks and Will Rogers World Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kinloss Barracks and Will Rogers World Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
| Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
| Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
| More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKC / KOKC |
| Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
| Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
| More Information: | OKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- After the Argentines invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, Nimrod MR2's adapted for air to air refuelling, were deployed to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
- The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- On 2 September 2006, 12 Nimrod crew members from 120 Squadron crew 3 and 2 observers were killed when their Nimrod, serial number XV230, exploded over Afghanistan.
- Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 meant that Kinloss was no longer required by the RAF.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In July 1962, the station received one of its highest honours, the Civic Freedom of the Royal and Ancient Burgh of Forres, allowing Kinloss personnel the right to march through the burgh with swords drawn.
- The station defences were gradually established and by May 1940, Group Captain Jarman reported that the defence of Kinloss was in order.
Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- On December 21, 2012, a U.S.
- Located between Interstate 44 and Portland Avenue, the office park will have a retail village as the gateway to its campus.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
- A Rockwell Sabreliner, registration N5565 crashed on January 15, 1974, after descending below minimums on an ILS approach in low clouds and fog.
- The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
- By the late 1990s the Oklahoma City Airport Trust deemed the 1967-built terminal building unsuitable.
- The project will be divided into 12 sequences allowing the airport to keep as much of the garage open as possible.
- In 2008, Will Rogers World Airport officials approved a contract with Frankfurt Short Bruza Associates to begin planning for expansion.
